Thesaurus:musical composition
THESAURUS | musical composition |
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Synonyms
- composition [WS]
- musical composition
- musical piece
- piece [WS]
- piece of music
- work [WS]
- work of music
Hyponyms
- air
- alleluia
- anthem
- arabesque
- aria
- ballad
- ballet
- barcarole
- canon
- cantata
- canticle
- carol
- cavatina
- concerto
- counterpoint
- chant
- chorale
- crab canon
- duet
- fantasia
- fughetta
- fugue
- hymn
- idyll
- impromptu [WS]
- interlude
- intermezzo
- invention
- medley
- minuet
- monody
- motet
- madrigal
- march
- mass
- missa
- nonet
- octet
- opera
- oratorio
- paean
- passion
- pastoral
- plainchant
- plainsong
- prelude
- quartet [WS]
- quintet [WS]
- rhapsody
- rondo
- septette
- serenade
- solo
- sonata
- sonatina
- song
- sinfonia
- spiritual
- symphonic poem
- symphony
- tango
- toccata
- trio [WS]
- waltz
Hypernyms
- composition [WS]
Meronyms
- break
- bridge
- coda
- codetta
- chorus
- outro
- refrain
- scherzo
- tremolo
- verse
See also
- Thesaurus:dance
- Thesaurus:musical instrument
Further reading
- “415. music” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “music” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.